California School Reopening & Funding Summary
Deal provides $6.6 billion for in-person instruction and academic interventions in California schools. Eligibility requires schools to offer in-person instruction by April 1, with funding consequences for non-compliance. Specific guidelines are provided for different COVID-19 transmission rates.
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Summary of Revised SB86*: Ca School Reopening and Other PGUSD Information *Passed both houses of Ca Legislature March 4, 2021 Revised March 4, 2021
Summary of Revised SB86 The deal does not force schools to reopen but provides incentives to do so $2 billion to incentivize schools to provide more in-person instruction and $4.6 billion for more learning time and academic interventions The CDE will notify School Districts of their total apportionment within 15 days of the enactment of the bill All School Districts are eligible to these funds, but not all LEAs will necessarily meet the criteria for expending them The funds will be allocated in proportion to the School District s total LCFF entitlement target Basic Aid is also eligible, so far, based on ADA School Districts will receive half of the funding in May and the other half in August. According to the Administration, the two payments include both grants
Eligibility In order to be eligible to expend the funds: School Districts must provide in-person instruction by April 1 Includes ability to gain partial funding on a sliding scale if open by May 15 Between April 1- May 15, a School District s funding will be reduced by 1% for each day of instruction the District did not provide in-person instruction Schools must provide continuous in-person instruction through the end of the scheduled 2020-21 school year in order to maintain compliance. If a District fails to provide continuous in-instruction, it will forfeit all funds apportioned under this grant.
In-person instruction The definition of in-person instruction is defined as including hybrid settings and as follows: In-person instruction means instruction under the immediate physical supervision and control of a certificated employee of the local educational agency while engaged in educational activities required of the pupil
In Person Instruction Above 25/100,000 (Deep Purple): Must offer in-person instruction to the prioritized student cohorts but may limit the number of pupils within the prioritized cohorts that receive in-person instruction if the number of pupils in these cohorts exceeds the physical capacity of an School District to maintain health and safety pursuant to its COVID-19 safety plan Below 25/100,000 (Purple): Must offer in-person instruction to the prioritized student cohorts (noted above) and TK-Grade 2 Red/Orange/Yellow: Must offer in-person instruction to prioritized student cohorts, TK-Grade 6, and one full grade above grade 6(local choice) Adj. Case rate on 3/4/2021: 10.1 (was 18.4 a week ago) Under the updated Blueprint (3/4/2021), a county would now be able to move from the purple tier to the red tier once it has 10 or fewer cases per 100,000 people due to Vaccine Equity Metric
In Person Instruction PGUSD Covid Safety Plan has not been found deficient, therefore approved by health agencies Monterey County Schools, under CDPH guidelines: TK-5/6 may open with approved CSP when in Purple 6/7-12 may open two weeks and one day after Tuesday announcement of County qualifying for the Red Tier (IE: If County qualifies for Red Tier on March 16, and all metrics stay below threshold, secondary schools may re-open two weeks and a day later, when County opens under Red Tier, March 31) All schools MUST offer distance learning options
Prioritized Pupils Prioritized pupils include: Foster and homeless youth English learners Special Education pupils Pupils at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation Disengaged pupils Students lacking access to adequate internet access
Testing Caveats In the purple tier only, School Districts are required to follow the CDPH testing cadences for all students and staff (unless grandfathered*) Testing for Red/Orange/Yellow counties must be consistent with the locally adopted COVID-19 Safety Plan *There is a grandfathering clause for those LEAs that have a COVID-19 Safety Plan approved by April 1 PGUSD falls within that clause and uses symptomatic testing The bill also retains the data reporting requirements and school closure information requirement
No Vaccine Requirement in AB86 AB86 (revised) codifies in statute the Governor's recent announcement to prioritize a portion of vaccines for school staff providing in-person services. However, it includes a provision that states, this section shall not be construed as inferring that vaccination of school staff or pupils is a prerequisite for providing in-person instruction.
Statewide Vaccine Metric Added The colored tiered threshold in California will now also be subject to change based on Safe School for All- Vaccine Equity Metric Changes (narrowed or reduced case thresholds) occur under two goals: 2 million doses have been administered to persons living in the Vaccine Equity Quartile. (assessed statewide) 4 million doses have been administered to persons living in the Vaccine Equity Quartile (assessed statewide) ** This is new as of 12 pm March 4, 2021 more details later
Vaccine for Educators in Monterey County Vaccinations happening for all educators, agriculture, and childcare workers We continue to advertise for and provide information about locations that have vaccines available (IE: Montage, CVS, Safeway Pharmacy, etc) We will continue to work with Montage Health and Monterey County Office of Education when specific educator pods are available for our staff PGUSD is confidentially monitoring numbers and data to report to County Health (mandate of all schools)
PGUSD Status Elementary Schools: Sent survey to parents regarding Hybrid/DL choice Teachers have been assigned grade levels and Hybrid/DL (May be adjustment based on data from surveys) Townhall conducted and follow up FAQ sent to all stakeholders and posted on webpage Secondary Schools: Schedules have been created for all students and classes Townhalls to be scheduled Sent survey to parents regarding Hybrid/DL choice Secondary FAQ's sent to all stakeholders and posted on webpage All Sites: Final facilities preparations being made for reopening based on Covid Safety Plan Employee vaccinations are underway as of March 3, 2021
